Songs are gone after update to Monterey 12.2.1

All of my songs in Music are gone after the recent update to Monterey. How do I restore and get them back? Side note...I have had to work at restoring apps and lost items in Pages as well. Uhg! Thanks for any help on this. So far, not too thrilled with the update. (1st world problem!)

iMac 27″ 5K, macOS 12.2

Posted on Feb 19, 2022 11:49 AM

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tbirdvet

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Feb 19, 2022 12:39 PM in response to nimiokoka

Not sure why they would be gone but if they are use your TM backup. The folder is Macintosh HD/user/Music.

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